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ý" . , !7 ,, s ; t . When you know of any news Phone 1 and Tell Us About It. We want all d'he News We can get. ** * ,, **>> ºaso +e ++s l+e. 1.enween s ++ýMne...e ºfth ýºggg ýg g Mr. H. C. Bi'idger spent Sun day in Monroe. Bro. Warlick, the nOw Metho dist minister arrived Sunday. Born-on lFri!, I),c. Sth. ,, Mr. and Mrs. 'urrs i'!.es, fine girl. Mr I1. I). lRoe~s of the !in': of Rogers ! rs. is nw ar -:idet of Columcbia. Mrs. Janie Ni.hds,. I., School ten:ch"e v ; V:! 'ia i r , Monroe .\ionday ior an up.rala, Mr.,T. E. ( ;ardl ,,f 'ia: was in tow\Vn .\lýan hy an had h[s name enrolle0 d tiv't,i our r 'tier:: Rev. l. Ii.Ovens past tir,": Thursday enrtl,ute h e icni ' l! Grant plri:.h. Have you c ·nsultedi 1he atls; that are "loleat-ic.< in the W\atch man? They tell ~ ,n wher, t0 buy your Xmas gifts. Mr. J. W. Biradley of nea!i Clarks. has moW)ved to lRverton. ward one, where he will engay in farming. Mrs. J. E. Mc('lanhan and: daughter, ýMarty Pearl spent i .. week end at flarditinies pant a tion, out from MIonroe, as guest ofMrs. Archie Kelly. On December the 7th, tw:ent one steers sold in Kansas ('it\ at $12.0ou er hundred ~o'.:-: netting the owners the neat lit tle sum of :3,86(0.6. No wonder at.the high cast of living. Mr. D. M. May of Bay posh le was in town Thursday of I t week and had us to agree te send him the Watchman for ai other year by handing over a big dollar-Thanks. Cotton went oilr 5 dollars a bale in one day last week. The government report of a much larger crop than was thought. was the cause of the slump. Mr. A. C. Banks of the fifth ward, dropped in to see us while enroute home f r(nm a ,ig camp hunt on Tensas. lie reports :a rousing time. 28 SUGGS-TIONS FOR CHR!STPAS GIFTS THAT ARE USEFUL, AND WILL BE APPRECIATED BY THiE RECEIVER Suits Smoking Jackets Overcoats Lounging Robes Mackinaws Bath Robes Raincoats Mufflers Shirts Trunks Underwear Handbags Shoes Suit Cases Hats Neckware Sweaters Canes Hosiery Umbrellas Gloves !1E.kerchiefs Gauntlets Edi s Night Robes kiunting Suits Pajamas Boots Our entire force cdf Salesmen are at your dispcsal, aed will gladly show you through the en~:re stock. We ask you to please shop early, as we will have a better selection to display, and will also have mo're time to give you the minute attent'i~n that helps so much in the selection of the right article for the Right person. THANKING YOU IN A[;VANCE 1FT A SHARE OF YOUR PATRONAGE, I Abi Y OU TO Si'RVE. EURTON H. WOLF 223 DeSIARI) ST. hlya ".,,41 La. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __-- ---,-f, -_l~z~i, Il/ JMr. T. J. I)unn of Kelly, was t'win Th i tday. ui!ss Nada Meredith has been on the sick list this week. Al rs. I.. G;. I)ewey is quite ill in -,' i' ,1, i'n Blanks street. . '..:. I. 11. Tarver and J. I'. I i.,, ,' Kelly, was in town ,t ,,kKS \ Monday. \\" " h!1tl to see Mr. J. R. I' ,, , : the streets again after . 'a - illness. S':. ... . Adams and V. ( ' ('; . ,f, Kelly, were among til: ,pp,ci at.ed callers Saturday. Sinan i nt known by the : ;i' st'1f he buys but by th?' e' i"l tt he pays for. \,. : MIrs. A. D. Bridger i,; t,, )n A ,..,I to their new home .; the ( ri'ie"r of Boatner and i, r;. . C. Otw ell, Police Jury re/ li: fr'om the tenth ward, i :s ::; : the prominent callers , t .}" ;* ,`i . iI. l. McSween spent Sun , : I with his brother, , :t the St. Francis Sani n t 2 ,e 1,h Nation's represent :i e tackling the high cost I ~ ur ',people had better S ': 'i the: are not discuss i;,2 . ' i :i cost of killing. ::. 1. (;iider has bought ih N. V . Ro ers property' at Sli:: i':;nt where he expects to e1. e' t and conduCt a general l es stt:ble. I The o:;ork visited the home of 11. *ni Ilts. P. M. Fisher of G(::1 :;(1o , on tihe 12th, and left a i:ie tei pound boy. Mother : at c oun am'e doing nicely. wc et lays holds of sweets, a: a Iitter rushes to bitter so as NOTICE Im ?.» mplying for a pardon Il.: . V'rbe:k, now serving senst,;e ce St ate Penetentiary. Mrs. H. M. Verbeck, Clarks, La. t Grayson Locals SrBy Miss Bertha Guyton The senior class of the Blh'eti Sunday school, with Rev..~i,'I rV;:. enjoyed a picnic at 1:.~L5ks Springs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. Barrow, %\,'ii Mrs. M. Morris and chili're, "; Monroe, motored to Grayson " i Sday, returning same day a'e, !, panyed by Miss Lyda Milker. S Mr. H. B. Pruitt of Texas. li:. been seen on the streets of f'ra, - n son again. Mr. Seiler of G:lenmora, is n Grayson this week looking fo'r a home. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Miller anei children with Miss Lucih. \'-: - ner, motored to Momt(,e Suni a:. where they were guest of IL. r and Mrs. Barrow. Miss Lorena Warner, retui fl' home Tuesday from a pleaI;: I visit to Jena. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Jole,; Hinton, are the guest of M. e and Mrs. H. T. Willis. Messrs. Paul Butaud and I eV. ey Mobley of Monroe, wer' ti: r guest of Miss Lyda Miller 'a: e day afternoon. d Little Jewel, daughter ,o I' . Mrs. I. D. Meredith,is qluite sic; , this week. 1, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Fisher art "s rejoycing over the arrival 1,f a baby boy on Dec. 13th. .. Miss Myrtle Rodgers of .Jen;i High School, will a program at . Grayson High School Auditori;umn Friday evening. The laptis: ladies will also have a hbox sup per after the program for the benefit of the church and school. Misses Fannie Buie and t(er-! trude Miller of Clarks, were guest of Miss DeEtte Eglin Sun It day afternoon. t Mr. J. C. Hines and the I igh! .0 School faculty attended the high School t achers convention that l convened in Alexandria Friday f Messrs. H.D.and N:B.Roge,'r f met with an accident the othier t night while enroute to their home r at Biggs Point Mr. Bacus r:,n his car into their waggon throw ing them out and as a results. s Mr. H. D. Rogers is s;ffe,'1,in from a dislocated rist. Th, - waggon and harness was damae' ed to the extent of about $13. g Clarks Locals. By Miss Mabel Allen Mesdames. C. C. Allen a;n:d, W. B. Pettijohn spent Satruirlay in Monroe shopping. Miss Katherine S!ocum is vis iting her sister, Mrs. Giles Hlii.. Miss Patterson of New York, is visiting Miss Elgia [X an. The S. A. K. Literary So.ietv of Clarks High School met for the first time Friday eveningt. Olla-S.andard girls defeate 1 Clarks girls in a game of basket: ball at Olla Saturday by a score of 15 to 10. Miss Lavilla Volentine of Co: umbia is back with her grand-t mother Mrs. M. L. Fluitt. Mr. Anthony Thompson spent Sunday with his parents. Mr. Boyce Butler of Standatd. was in town Sunday. Miss Clara Albritton of Natch itoches, is visiting her sister t Mrs. D. E. Watson. Miss Empo Anderson spent Sunday with her aunt, M's. Mary Skirven. Miss Elva Western left Sunday for Springfield, Mo. D. E. Watson is spending his vacation at the Camp. Don't forget the annual Xnmas tree at the hall. Miss Cozy Greer of H!:irn, i visiting her sister Mrs. R. Ferr uson. Mrs, White and sister o; Standard were in town shopping' Monday. Miss Omilee DeLany of New Orleans, is visiting her sister Mrs. John Wade. Wanted-Highest Cash Prices Paid For FURS, HIDES, ad WOOL. Metal a speciality. Write us for prices. M. Kaplan & Son, Monroe, La. i~ll~ ~(f ruttrittiis t of Lulututb ia C hrit tinaL )attrrs hiucll lit em r1unItptittrtrttart; tlr t1he giituut Inaicir ; itS lhrir trieititti ftririili (filutmbiat, ICiiuitiiattn. 1riiiaiiwii~izt, Drcrutbrr 2 Z 1 1 1 f !{liwitr ii UlloU rri'u Funtd . I!, ).I. \l~tv o " w narti nlint', ri,,ui neet1'lvnt last i p"," l iet I:i sli in r A the kn . T1'I . , rhi ' hit'k n int, snal :t,:i tllt Il 'sh I ,Htlin " s inl a- it is tio)ub)t ulu ii' , :i u Inc, s've'd. Ni ce For Publication Sep.. :ctit of the Inte r, \n,, . '-'-i; , lu,)16 ,,:: , 1, .", 0; 1.1". 1i ) p.: 'i1n that 1run'1 . } . , \l r. I'h Iant. La., tý-, P. 11: made Homlesteal " . ", , . j . d t o t wa l,,s tc. 1t. i " n, r ., , [. .. M r., has fil'i ntit'' : , . , , t,. I!: t., thn't t ' atr Iproof. ,t `: i to thi' lanid aio ." r ('Irk (of ('outrt, at a. la.. fth t i;th, day (,f Janl. ' :.; ., n : . as witr(,nt .ssts:Tl'h nnt . I. I' 1 ;:a E. Te'l ekell. Alva li . I :, ('a , 1'. ailecy, all oi M t. . .t L (i. E. I). (;tant")llni, Register. CLEANING PRESSING CITY PRESSING CLUB D. W: DUNN. Proprietor. REPRESENTING " ' EXCELSIOR STEAM LAUNDRY Basket Leaves Ever Other Tuesday MAKE YOUR OLD HAT A NEW D YING REPAIRING Don't W'ait When The Opportunity , Best Affords You To all ,parties who has given ie ti r r d ,rrs for friit trees. I il w dLeliveries of same :;e; ,.ople wanting trees. I 1l!:;tO,1 yet :Aiven metheir orders. t I ,,i l he 'iad to have them he- e I,,e the a: nyCl dlate, so that I caIn 'et them in the general de livcry. t. i !A:ve the lar Z(st and most c:lmpl!ete line of choice Southern ;(, own f·:rit trees, paper-shell I eca. etc., that ever came to ti,,, ,'. t;,on of country. If you \iVant the l, st iorchard" you ever 11:,i. at the least cost, it will pay luon to give me your order, or' c',i at my Nursery and select i so, k to suit your taste, r (c,:one while the stock is com- n !'.t,, don't wait, now is the best a tine Ci)0 plant. A. R. Manly, Nurseryman Riverton, La. THE OUACHITA NATIONAL BANK . --OF--- MONROE, LA. HOW MANY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE can you mention, who do not keep a record ,f what they spend and what it is spent for? It is the people I who kcep accounts ahd regulate their expenses sys tematically, who save and prosper. This Bank invites smdll as well as large Check in;; Accounts, the best and most systematic method fo"r ,:i I!i'e financial matters. Deposit3 may be sent f Y MAIL. DEPOSITS OF OVER A MILLION i" DOLLARS SUCCESSION SALE. tiSucc..ion lah of c . ,I . f ro,,' J S and wif,', ,h'dteas.t'. :1oth 1Distri ct ( ',, urt, i':11i-b it f ('W i, S Wi., fS tat' ,o'f E., t -t tu n . t Nol ice is hereby gvent that by \ 'r Stu ,. ,t al tn or filr i.- ;niut. iut tl th' t. h t l tri.'t o nurt il a i ',r th d .,, i; 'i-h (i S a lwell ,In th 'th li t' N I. ti-'e for :-al+. a'n.l -)1:t :. d i'tnutiig to lawr aii of' th,' lpr,,!,.'r'y, t,,th r.tetl at i l 'I'cr S ntlal hitlo,,int1.g to. th, abt,.t' tiam1 S Su' IIc , I wil o) lSaturiiay the ,+I; tl: ' of Janua:Try. 1l7. a i r f',i sa.', at lU iic' aucttnt, :1 thu ant'r , frint dorl of the c'liurt homse int] tite to,, v1 o 'ohlnibia, pari-h of ('aitd',it b, at 12 0)'clock ,,o , t, v ,i said day, for th,, 11urpithte of 1Ii'teing funds1 with wpc'h to pay the d,, its oft aid suec's-ionI. I the' flltwing 'i rpt '+t . to wit: S. 1. j of S. W. 8;f Iue.:;u and N. E. ' t . N. W. j and N. W. ¼ of N. E. } t: t t'. 31 all in Townshipl 1t, North t;I l:uge 2 East. containing 12) atre with all the buitlings ant! itnproveltncl thereon. Satl land will b' sold f.rl I ca>h anti for ntt less than twto-thi,. of its apraisdl value. the samet hav' Si1ILr beet'n :appraistt at $ ti00.00. W\itness my signature Uon this the 1:t dcay of )Decenmber 191t6. '1 homnas 11. Ewing, Admitfllistlrattr. By t'. P. Thornhill, Ati'i, Administrators Sale Succession of ('has. Wersig, decet.scd. State of Louisiana, Parish of Cald well. i Be It Known, that by virtue of an order of sale issued by ti',, Honorable otth District Court ii, and for the Parish of C('a!lwell in th, above en titled cause I will offer c" *.:ale at Ipu) he auction at the pr' ,.: e door of the court house in the vi. -;,. of ('Columbia La. on Saturday Dec. 1tit:. 1916 be tween the legal hours i r judicial sals the following described proderty to wit: One gasoline boat. All the household effects on said boat The uroperty of the deceased Chas. Wersig. Terms of sale"cash." H. R. Redditt, Administrator Columbia, La. Dec. 6th 1916. NOTICE LOST-Cow and yearling,cow is a pale red, yearling is a pale red with white pides. Botth marked-crop two splits one ear and uper figure seven in the other Both branded 77 on hip. J. M. Parks, 1284t Winnsboro, La. IDS FEEftAL CONTROL (IF THE RAILROADS Only Way to Meal Emergencies of Nai un, Says A P, ThoL STATES' HIiTS PRESERVED P ;nci,' V4 t .- t.3ikays Hold Should Gove, nr, .. tory System In Inter. OE'-; of PuL: :nJ the Roade-Com pulsor ,s;t,,m of Federal incerpe rat.on kFaioreJ. W't-!.,i tju. it,'. 4.-''hat the nlater e';.'- i.al dtI'fense require that tm : i , i.tllit y linsit," ' should rest , ltih lt ,' it hi :i :.,J'\it'is ent and not0 wiiih ii la-t \\,as the claim ad vanc'dl iv Alfruel 1'. Thorn, counsel to t ib,' ili :.t'cutlves' Advisory (',o l ttit.,. in i,:," lut/in IIs prelim - h;:tr: u;lit,:t f thlt case for the ra;i !.t'L;e the Newinds Joint ti il ti t " . int: tat " 'totlusercre. "\Vv t+:';-t he > i: .ien as a nation if 1we a:re to i i, ! t ..'tfully with our natisls 'is'i.t'ilti'," .said Mr. Thou. a'u nit Ist a111r: ' late that eicient tril<p'nit i :ia e<-entiul condition of o t ,tiolal tii .it vy. If we are to hai;t ::-I wet':i 'ii otur transportatite sy'-t'viw It. -ta:te lime., by the perma Itent iit.iosit itn of burldens by unwise re .ilhti i,. we viii make national eo rieneV' impoi~tssile." States' Rights Would Not Suffer. Ir. Tn uistl many instanced 1i w1!,i ] :-,i,.';-, in one state were In jtur ,y : - fl, ,t lid v selfish reguia t1, n . ' n the railroads by nl oi_:: i.", !:t, lit' 1 oinsted out ftht ,'r t', stiiols -would beeiln v t,,': r t!, _tt- of' the states iti t w,,ii th t. t iit', ,:i' if 4 .lPierving the rl.t Whti lh they aiulrod etl whben they entetrtd l 11i. t itu, tnle (f whbt'l was the rihit t,. tiil ft' u't vemenl t of their d'nti' ti ari','-ýs state boundaries. What the Railroads Advocate. '""it lr'iti ili,'s 11hivi'h the railrosds bl ,v, , t, l lie in'orliorated in any just sitt'is f regttt !:itinn were sum nm:i iel hty M lr. 'l'hirn as follows: 'b'hi' entire ltotir and duty of reg ulatin sholiul ie in the hands of the lnationalt \'i o riterinit, Ie('xeplt as to mat ters so e.l(entially iotal and incidental that tjiey aminot be used to interfere with the etit'hiency of the service or the just rii hts of the carriers. 2. As ,nI' of the means of accom llidh11ing this, a ~yc'tein of compulsory fedt'erial ins r' ilirati n should be adopt ed, into wvhi'hi shotld be brought all railroad rt'lttrattionls engaged in inter state IIr tfotre(iin otilruterLCe. 3. The Interstate ('ommerce Commish s!,n tinder etxi.tinig laws has too much to do anid i- :.harged with conflicting fuust.ui,,ns. in,1itlising the Investigation, [rl'oseetio lit iinil dtci't'irti of eases. The latter dilis lihuil be placed In the hails if a isw l,,,iy which might be ,alhtd thet I ttral Railroad Commnil ,Ion. !',-ih:Z! ',,temtissions should he s'.lal,',ish!sid in different parts of th, ,t,,itry tt si'ist the Interstate 'tiant'ee Ct mus- ion by handling le cal s', St'S. *1. 'T' I ' :" ,if the Commlsuion shil ft ext(,'i' to enable it to pro. s'r'iht' sihimiiijuiitt rates asntd rot merely mitximitn rilt, as at present. This wotihi ih' ra' tflir power to prevent Justice to Public and Roads. !5. It shiul] Ste made the duty of the Iinterstate ftmanter'e S omnflsission. In the exeitise of its Jnswers to fix resa Ionailil,'i rsate's ttt o adjtlust these rates that th.y -,htll Ite just at once to the suilit' mid to the ,,arrlers. To thin end the t'onsni--'in. in determlning rates. shotuld tu'sltihr tli nec't'ssity of main taining ell-iivt transportation and eo tenslitns ,tf iatllitie', the relation of expeni(s to rates and the rights ot shippers. st'ckholders and creditors Of the roads. 6. The Inlte'rstte Commerce Commie. .ion shlttuI le inve(ted with the pew cr to lix the rats for carrying mals. 7. The fediral government should have cxch:live power to supervise the issue of .,, k. arid bonds by railroad carriers ersa'ed iu interstate and Aor 8. The law yshould recognie the e sential diftern'e,' between things which restrait trade in the case of ordinal, mer(,anttle conc,rns, and those whlch restrain trade in the case of common carriers. The question of competitiem is not the ,ruly fair criterion. 9. The h1-w should expressly prwed for lit' m'eting and agreement of traf fic or other tffiers of railroads na te spect of rati's or practices. This should, howtver, he safeguarded by requiring fist, agreemsnts to be Sled with thl Iitturstate CommercegCoumm sion a,, to ie suiject to be disapprov ed by it. "My l'gal protositton." Mr. Them said. "is thlir the Constitution au it uow is gives full authority to Congrnu to rezlahte the isstrumentalitlie of in terslate commsere In all their parts. If the i,,w,'r of r('gulation is to reach the iiui,' rfiiuironwnts it must be ce t'xtet ive with the iL'strumentalltieo of Mr. ''h,,m explained that the ?eads isre uot askhlug either of the Committee or of (ons gress any in'rease In reve nues. but that they are merely at ktng the ]erfet ion ,of a system which will be rrp,intsi'he ttt assy need that may arise.